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Measuring risk attitudes among Mozambican farmers:
de Brauw, Alan; Eozenou, Patrick - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2011
Although farmers in developing countries are generally thought to be risk averse, little is known about the actual form of their risk preferences. In this paper, we use a relatively large field experiment to explore risk preferences related to sweet potato production among a sample of farmers in...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009650927
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Mapping South African farming sector vulnerability to climate change and variability: A subnational assessment
Gbetibouo, Glwadys Aymone; Ringler, Claudia - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2009
"This paper analyzes the vulnerability of South African farmers to climate change and variability by developing a … vulnerability index and comparing vulnerability indicators across the nine provinces of the country. Nineteen environmental and … socio-economic indicators are identified to reflect the three components of vulnerability: exposure, sensitivity, and …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10004967170
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2020 Focus briefs on the world's poor and hungry people:
IFPRI - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2007
Contents: 1.The Changing Profile of Poverty in the World/Shaohua Chen and Martin Ravallion. 2.Characteristics and Causes of Severe Poverty and Hunger/Akhter U. Ahmed, Ruth Vargas Hill, Lisa C. Smith, and Tim Frankenberger. 3.The Poorest and Hungry: Looking Below the Line/Akhter U. Ahmed, Ruth...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10004996516
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Perceptions of stakeholders on climate change and adaptation strategies in Ethiopia:
Admassie, Assefa; Adenew, Berhanu; Tadege, Abebe - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2008
have been formed to assess the country's vulnerability to the adverse consequences of climate change, gauge current … change, assess the extent of the area's vulnerability, and help identify adaptation options. This brief is based on a paper …. These meetings explored stakeholders' perceptions of vulnerability to climate change and considered ways in which adaptation …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10004996773
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Measuring Ethiopian farmers' vulnerability to climate change across regional states [in Amharic]:
Deressa, Temesgen; Hassan, Rashid M.; Ringler, Claudia - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2008
brief is based on a paper that analyzes the vulnerability of Ethiopian farmers to climate change by creating a vulnerability … index and comparing vulnerability indicators across regions. A regional vulnerability index can assist in identifying the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10004996786
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Vulnerability and the impact of climate change in South Africa's Limpopo River Basin:
Shewmake, Sharon - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2008
vulnerability, not just decreased expected income. This brief is based on a paper that uses farm households' responses to climate … vulnerability to future climate change by assessing their probability of falling below an income threshold as a result of future … climate-related shocks. Assessing household vulnerability is important because efficient social policy needs to go beyond …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10004996790
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Perceptions of stakeholders on climate change and adaptation strategies in Ethiopia [in Amharic]:
Admassie, Assefa; Adenew, Berhanu; Tadege, Abebe - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2008
have been formed to assess the country's vulnerability to the adverse consequences of climate change, gauge current … change, assess the extent of the area's vulnerability, and help identify adaptation options. This brief is based on a paper …. These meetings explored stakeholders' perceptions of vulnerability to climate change and considered ways in which adaptation …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10004996794
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Measuring Ethiopian farmers' vulnerability to climate change across regional states:
Deressa, Temesgen; Hassan, Rashid M.; Ringler, Claudia - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2008
brief is based on a paper that analyzes the vulnerability of Ethiopian farmers to climate change by creating a vulnerability … index and comparing vulnerability indicators across regions. A regional vulnerability index can assist in identifying the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10004996800
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How can African agriculture adapt to climate change?: Insights from Ethiopia and South Africa
Ringler, Claudia; Shewmake, Sharon; Deressa, Temesgen; … - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2008
Framework for Analysis by Claudia Ringer Brief 2: Vulnerability and the Impact of Climate Change in South Africa's Limpopo River … Basin by Sharon Shewmake Brief 5: Measuring Ethiopian Farmers' Vulnerability to Climate Change Across Regional States by …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10004996801
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Including people with disabilities in actions to reduce poverty and hunger:
McClain-Nhlapo, Charlotte - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2007
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10004996904